Access and parking
from 'Bagneres' follow RD 935, at 'Campan' take road to 'Col de la Courade'
Col de la Courade - Niclade (Campan) paragliding site and weather forecast
France. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Col de la Courade - Niclade (Campan).
Altitude1,289 m
Launch directionsN, NE, NW
Coordinates42.9980, 0.1682
AreaFrance
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Col de la Courade - Niclade (Campan) is a mountain site in France with a recorded launch elevation of 1,289 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly and north-westerly winds, and can also work in easterly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Yes
Can you fly Col de la Courade - Niclade (Campan) today?
No-go43/100
Today's best day score for Col de la Courade - Niclade (Campan) on Magic Skyweed's 0–100 flying scale. Forecast run 28 Sep, 18:03 UTC.
These scores are for a generic intermediate EN-B wing on default limits — not your own glider. Sign in to score every hour against your wings and your own no-go limits.
7-day outlook
Day scores for Col de la Courade - Niclade (Campan), one row per forecast day, on our 0–100 flying scale.
- 51/100 Marginaltop-to-bottomhigh confidence
- 43/100 No-gotop-to-bottomhigh confidence
- 43/100 No-gotop-to-bottomhigh confidence
- 0/100 No-gomedium confidence
- 55/100 Marginaltop-to-bottommedium confidence
- 41/100 No-gotop-to-bottommedium confidence
- 48/100 No-gotop-to-bottomlow confidence
Hour by hour — Tue 29 Sep
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Cloud | Rain | Temp | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 3 kt | 16 kt | S | 100% | 0.1 mm | 18°C | — |
| 01:00 | 17 kt | 7 kt | S | 100% | 0.0 mm | 17°C | — |
| 02:00 | 14 kt | 3 kt | S | 100% | 0.0 mm | 17°C | — |
| 03:00 | 6 kt | 10 kt | SE | 100% | 0.1 mm | 14°C | — |
| 04:00 | 13 kt | 4 kt | SE | 100% | 0.0 mm | 14°C | — |
| 05:00 | 12 kt | 2 kt | SE | 100% | 0.0 mm | 15°C | — |
| 06:00 | 5 kt | 2 kt | SE | 100% | 0.0 mm | 15°C | — |
| 07:00 | 4 kt | 4 kt | E | 13% | 0.0 mm | 14°C | — |
| 08:00 | 5 kt | 3 kt | N | 8% | 0.0 mm | 14°C | 55 |
| 09:00 | 5 kt | 3 kt | N | 100% | 0.0 mm | 15°C | 55 |
| 10:00 | 6 kt | 4 kt | S | 2% | 0.0 mm | 18°C | — |
| 11:00 | 1 kt | 7 kt | NE | 60% | 0.0 mm | 18°C | 50 |
| 12:00 | 4 kt | 8 kt | N | 97% | 0.0 mm | 19°C | — |
| 13:00 | 4 kt | 9 kt | N | 9% | 0.0 mm | 20°C | — |
| 14:00 | 3 kt | 11 kt | N | 0% | 0.0 mm | 21°C | — |
| 15:00 | 4 kt | 12 kt | NW | 0% | 0.0 mm | 21°C | — |
| 16:00 | 3 kt | 11 kt | N | 67% | 0.0 mm | 22°C | — |
| 17:00 | 3 kt | 10 kt | N | 100% | 0.0 mm | 22°C | — |
| 18:00 | 3 kt | 10 kt | N | 2% | 0.0 mm | 22°C | — |
| 19:00 | 2 kt | 7 kt | NE | 13% | 0.0 mm | 21°C | — |
| 20:00 | 3 kt | 5 kt | NE | 100% | 0.0 mm | 19°C | — |
| 21:00 | 5 kt | 5 kt | NE | 100% | 0.0 mm | 18°C | — |
| 22:00 | 4 kt | 6 kt | NE | 23% | 0.0 mm | 17°C | — |
| 23:00 | 3 kt | 2 kt | NE | 0% | 0.0 mm | 16°C | — |
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dangerous with SOUTH wind
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